Right Realist theories of crime
- Created by: jesskeayy
- Created on: 30-05-17 21:45
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- Right Realist theories of crime
- Right wing, conservative way of thinkingi
- Believe crime is caused by cultural factors
- Believe crime is caused by declining moral standards and a lack of respect for authority
- HIRSCHI
- Control theory- breaking of social bonds
- FELSON
- For crime to occur, someone must be willing to offend, there must be the opportunity to offend and a lack of community supervision
- MURRAY
- Underclass theory
- Single parent mothers don't socialise their children correctly
- Living on benefits becomes a lifestyle as the state is too generous. Work breaks the cycle of crime, as they have more to lose when they offend
- Resolved by cutting benefits and harsher punishments
- Living on benefits becomes a lifestyle as the state is too generous. Work breaks the cycle of crime, as they have more to lose when they offend
- Single parent mothers don't socialise their children correctly
- Underclass theory
- Crime and criminality are a serious problem
- Society is selfish and everyone would commit crime, given the chance
- People only commit crime if the advantages of it outweigh the disadvantages
- Fraud- unlikely to be detected and a huge money reward
- People only commit crime if the advantages of it outweigh the disadvantages
- Laws prevent deviant behaviour, they act as a deterrent
- People actively choose to commit crime
- Society is selfish and everyone would commit crime, given the chance
- Punish offenders with harsh sentencing
- Segregate the good from the bad to prevent influential behaviour
- Make rewards of crime small, to acts as a large deterrent
- Segregate the good from the bad to prevent influential behaviour
- WLSON- BROKEN WINDOWS
- Where buildings are well mainlined, crime arises. None one cares for the area and so vandalism occurs
- Where vandalism occurs, no one does anything, creating an 'anything goes' attitude
- New York 2001 study- saw a dramatic fall in serious/ petty crime with a zero tolerance policing attitude
- Where buildings are well mainlined, crime arises. None one cares for the area and so vandalism occurs
- CLARKE
- Target hardening
- CCTV reduces crime, though it is argued that this just displaces crime
- Laws should be strictly enforced with harsh punishments, as they will then not consider crime to be worth the risk
- Streets should be kept clear of youths, sex workers, drug dealers and the homeless
- Target hardening
- CRITICISMS
- Acknowledge the position of the victim
- Ignores evidence of middle class crimes, they don't see this as a problem for society
- More of a political viewpoint, rather than a sociological one
- Aggressive policing has led to aggressive policing tactics, this is bad for society as they distrust the police
- Strict policing has led to Britain's extremely overcrowded prsons
- Zero-tolerance leads to the police targeting certain groups and discriminating
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